Further Resources

In April 2017, Alcohol Research UK and Alcohol Concern merged to become the UK’s leading independent alcohol charity. On 6 November the merged organisation published its annual reports for 2016/17. The reports cover the period prior to the merger. CEO of the merged organisation, Dr Richard Piper, said: “This is a particularly exciting and important time […]

This page provides an overview of the resources available online for people wanting to access or produce research in the alcohol field. It focuses on UK-based sources but includes an overview of international peer-reviewed journals.

This briefing paper produced by the Alcohol Academy warns that unless decisive and coordinated action is taken the effectiveness of the UK’s current approach to alcohol brief interventions will wane, hampering the programme’s ability to deliver important benefits to those at risk from harmful levels of drinking.

In May 2014 the Centre for History in Public Health at LSHTM ran a History and Policy Seminar on local and national alcohol policy with speakers from Alcohol Research UK, Middlesex University and Public Health England. The report is available here.

This page brings together key UK Governmental documents on alcohol policy since 2002. The 2003 and 2005 Licensing Acts introduced changes to licensing practice and the hours during which alcohol could be sold. There have also been many initiatives, strategies and committee reports which have contributed to changing public and political debate.